The most difficult matter is not so much to change the world as yourself.
NELSON MANDELAThe most difficult matter is not so much to change the world as yourself.
NELSON MANDELAOne cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.
NELSON MANDELAFor to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
NELSON MANDELAThere is nothing more important in life than giving. Tolerance is forged when people look beyond their own desires.
NELSON MANDELAKnow your enemy – and learn about his favorite sport.
NELSON MANDELAAs I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison.
NELSON MANDELAAfter climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
NELSON MANDELAThe past is a rich resource on which we can draw in order to make decisions for the future, but it does not dictate our choices. We should look back at the past and select what is good, and leave behind what is bad.
NELSON MANDELAThe best weapon is to sit down and talk.
NELSON MANDELAThe true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.
NELSON MANDELAEducation is the great engine of personal development.
NELSON MANDELAIf you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
NELSON MANDELAI like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles.
NELSON MANDELAGreat peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.
NELSON MANDELAThe time is always right to do right.
NELSON MANDELAPart of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward.
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